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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. OREGON 14- Monday; November 19, -mi. LAND SETTLEMENT PROBLEMS PUT UP TO CHAMBERLAIN Oregon Development Bureau " of Portland Chamber of ; .-Commerce Gives Ideas, FARM HOMES CONSIDERED Beelamatloa and Colonization Should Go Maad la Haad, Say AdToeatei of. the Chamberlain Bill. f . Bearing a plea that colonization and reclamation be considered as one prob- leoi and that the whole matter be u Viewed from the standpoint of land set . I tlement, the Oregon development bu reau of the Portland Chamber or com V' nierce has prepared and presented to . Senator Chamberlain a statement of - ; It position with respect to land recla , ' matlon. ' . The statement Is aa follows: - " "We understand that you will wel i !' come any suggestions offered to you I with respect to the bill you introduced j. In congress on April 6, to provide gov t eminent credit for the bonds of irrlga ' tlon and drainage districts. - "The purpose of this measure appears to be a speeding yp in the development of tiiioccupied lands within the United States. m "l - "In our development bureau activl ' ' , ties we have come to the conclusion that . i reclamation must be considered hand In . hand with colonization. "In other words, a reclaimed acre has no value but Its productive value. - For It to produce It must be used. Use implies man labor by owner or em ploye. Settlement Is Urged "It the man for the acre Is not al- ready there, , we must arrange to get r fcim there and his coming must be on auch a basis that he can stay. "Tying colonization and reclamation together is nothing more or- less than i the completion of a business cycle which , we must accomplish in our work if it is to be worth the time, money and effort expended. "Reclamation is fundamentally an en- gineerlng problem generally considered to embrace : ' "First Clearing land of stumps and - brush. . i ' . "Second rutting water on arid land. "Third Keeping water off overflow . land. ' ' "Colonization is a matter of human engineering and is influenced by such . important questions as transportation, soil values, climate, markets, finances, " etc. "The recently created Irrigation se curities commission ot Oregon expressed a feeble effort to accomplish our Ideals. After this commission passes on the feasibility of a district from an engin eering and financial standpoint, the bonds of this district become legal Be . j- curlty for public funds. A Serious Omission. "A serious omission occurs; how ever. In that 'feasibility' is not general ' ly conceded to include various bust-1 nesa problems nor colonization. Fur-1 mermoi e, wnue in is commission simpiy passes on the partial feasibility of a project, statements have been made that we now have 'state supervised . projects,' giving the public an entirely , wrong conception of the matter. - "The commission has nothing to say about the expenditure of the money .'raised by the bond issue, and nothing to. do with supervision. - -'The , great trouble about making fl- - Dancing easy, as attempted in the state of Oafceon by various measures, is the ' ' encouragement to overdevelop in ad- vance of population, duplicating on the : farms what we find In our cities; so . many, unused town lots held by unhappy owners and by speculators. , ' . - "The large majority of people living ,' outside of the city are on what we call farm homes. There are a few engaged in the farming , business on a large .'M-ale simply for the money there is in . it and a few who have country places which they keep up, no matter what re- turns they get from the place. We try . to measure bur work by the farm home standard. Fatare Farm Home "We feel that all land reclamation, v to be worth the time and money spent r. . on It, must be measured on the standard , of a future farm home. .."The principle of supply and demand seems to express Itself with respect to farm homes about as follows: "The supply of farm property for tental is much less than the demand. . ' The supply of farm property for sale ' 1 la much- greater than the demand. This i " . must be evidence that there is a great class of people without means, who - wish to establish themselves on a farm ' home. ,"We should profit by the experience .. of. other countries, encouraging pur ..'. chase Instead of encouraging rentals. - ' To do this we must provide some form i ..- . . , . ... ,,,. uirr m. lung penoa witn a ' - low rate of Interest. We should have y , food . district Improvement laws cover tint land clearing, Irrigation and drain age for diking). ; "Any commission, whether state or national, that Is empowered to investi ... rate the feasibility of a district after -formation and before bonds, are given the stamp of approval, should pass on - complete feasibility and should also ,,. have supervision of the expenditures ... and over the business management of the district." Midshipman to Be ! Named by McArthiir Appointment Will Be for rou Tear '-Term, Beglnainr March 4, and Based on. Competitive Examination. 1 Representative McArthur has an nounced that he will appoint a mid shipman to the United States Naval academy for the four year term, begin ning June 1, 1918, the-appointment to be made upon the basis of a competi tive examination under the direction of Superintendent L. R. Alderman. Jan uary 11. The subjects embraced in this examination will be English, geog raphy, history, arithmetic, elgebra and geometry. AH male citizens of good moral character residing in Multnomah coun ty, and who were born in the United States between the dates of March 4, 1898, and March 4. 1902, -will be eligi ble to compete. Congressman McArthur will appoint not only a midshipman, but first, sec ond and third alternates, all of whom will be required to take a final exam ination on March 4, 1918. All proper inquiries relative to the forthcoming examination will be cheer- rully answered by Congressman Mc Arthur, whose address Is 486 House Office building, Washington, D. C, or by Superintendent L. R. Alderman, 405 Courthouse, Portland, Or. ! UNIVERSAL MLITARY J TRAINING IS URGED FOR FOUR REASONS Double Wedding of Fraternalists Held There was a double wedding Thurs day night at the home of L. L. Cook, 642 Sumner street. With Judge Gatens officiating. p J. M. Davidsort and Ida Schatz and L. L. Cook and Anna Mullan were the happy couples. A large party of mends attended, and a supper was served after the ceremonies. The new. ly married people and most of the guests are' members of Kirkpatrlck council Knights and Ladies of Secur ity, and the romances of their lives started at its social and fraternal gatherings. Mr. Cook was for many months captain of the degree team of Kirkpatrlck council. Many valuable presents were given the brides, and the hundreds of frlends-I and fellow fraternalists of Mr. a.id Mrs. Dayidson and Mr. and Mrs. Cook will unite in 'wishing mem a fair voy age and plenty of sunshine as they go down the river of life. Compulsory System Similar to That in Switzerland De clared to Be Advantageous "The suggestion by General's. B. M. Young, president of the National Asso ciation for Universal Military Training, that the-5 present conscription law be amended so as to provide for the mili tary training of all young men wnen they reach the age of 19 should receive the support of every thoughtful, patri otic citizen, says William H. Cowles, publisher of the Spokane Spokesman Review. "This is the time for a great effort to establish universal compulsory mili tary training similar to the Swiss sys tem, because the American people, ow ing to the tremendous events In the war we are now giving their attention to the question of national safety and can be induced to listen to arguments in favor of an enduring and effective military policy. Soon after the close of this war, our people will lose their in terest in military affairs, and will again be devoting their attention to making a living and enjoying themselves, thuoght less of the danger of being unprepared to defend themselves against possible Invasion. I Fonr Reasons Cited "There are four reasons why the Uni ted States should adopt universal com pulsory military training as a perma nent policy: "First, it would in a few years make us a nation trained to defend ourselves, and therefore make it hopeless for any , other country to attack us. This would h the beat ruarar.tee of peace. "Second, we could accomplish this se curity by means of universal military training without building up a large standing army of professional soldiers, and would, therefore, avoid the danger of militarism such as exists in Ger many, to which the present frightful world war is due. , Physical Training of Advantage "Third, the" physical training secured by our young men through a system of universal military training similar to the - Swiss system, and the - discipline given them would make them stronger and better able' to carry on whatever work they choee to do. " "Fourth, our citizenship would be Im proved by impressing on . every man early in life that he owes a service to his country and fellow citizens in re turn for the protection and education grven- him while he was growing up." - - Roseburg Building Acquired by Bank Roseburg, Or.. Nov. 19. The Douglas National bank of this city, has pur chased the Caro building here under a foreclosure of judgment given by the su preme court. The building was the sub of years of litigation between H. Wol lenberg and Simon Caro of this ity, the case going to the state supreme court twice, the court finally awarding the building to Caro. subject to a judgment of about $9000 due to Wollenberg, and the bank purchased the building at sheriffs - sale. ,The United States land office is located in the building at the present time. VIOLATION OF RULES CAUSES AUTO WRECK; TWO WOMEN INJURED Effort of E. J. Zelders to Avoid Striking Parked Ma chine Leads to a Collision. Baptist Minister Resigns Pulpit " Rofeeburg, Or., Nov. 19. Rev. W. H. Eaton, who has served as pastor of the local Baptist church for the past eight years, has resigned hia position and will leave soon for Bremerton, Wash., where he will become resident pastor of the United States navyyard there. His suc cessor to the local pastorate has not been chosen as yet. Because an automobile party violated Columbia highway rules and stopped at a section of the roadway where "no parking" signs prohibit such stops, two women were severely hurt in an auto smash-up near Dodsons Sunday after noon. The stationary automobile, which has not been Identified, was stopped so that a woman could take a picture of it and its occupants. While this was going on, E. J. Zeld ers came up behind with his wife and sister. In order to avoid striking the machine standing at the side of the road, he swung out to the left, and as he did so another automobile, registered In the name of Horace E. Taylor of Dundee, Or., came west and struck the Zelders' machine head-on. In an effort to avoid being in the wreck, Mrs. Zelders jumped, and sus tained a fractured collar bone and pos sible internal injuries. She was taken to her' home at ' 6124 East Sixty-third street- - southeast. . Her slter-in-law, Mrs. F. ' Kr eaten of 70 Fifty-second street, southeast, -was pinned between the seat and the windshield of the Zelder's car and her- leg was broken. She was also taken to her home. Zeld ers was ' cut and' bruised, but escaped serious injury. The accident blocked the Columbia highway for approximately half an hour and in the confusion the car that caused the mix-up was driven off. The Zelders' machine was wrecked, but the car that struck it was but slightly damaged.. Physical Unfitness Rules Are Related The local army recruiting station has announced a reform in the order concerning physical unfitness of appll cants. Heretofore a man physically unfit, for one branch was declared un fit for any brartch. By the new ruling the secretary of war has declared that In the case of expert mechanics, phy sical imperfections may be waived. The repair shop units and quartermas ter corps of the National army are now prepared to take men who" before had to be turned down. It, is expected that this will stimulate enlistments of vol. unteers. The recruiting station an nounced an average or 40 men a day sent to camps from the Portland dis trict, which includes Oregon and Southwestern Washington. JOY RIDING IN COUNTY AUTOS MUST CEASE, RULES COMMISSION Cars Must Be in by Six at Night and Reports Made of Mileage and Gas Used, otherwise the payment of all bills will be denied. "Each driver of an auto .n the ser ice of the county will be required to make a dally report giving the nam and number of his car and the speedometer rcaling each morning, the number of miles driven, from where and to where, amount of gasoline and. oil purchased or received from any county filling station. "Where possible, the cars owned by the county will be housed in a' garage designated by the person having charge and must not be In later than ( p. m. and not be taken out before 7 am. unless by written order signed by two county commissioners, except in the case of emergency, when a detailed re port shall be made explaining in full for what purpose the car was used." " Joy riding in the county's automo biles must stop, according to edict of the board of county commissioners After an Investigation into the cost of transportation, which was thought to be excessive, the board has named a special committee consisting of County Auditor Martin. Purchasing Agent Nelson and Superintendent of Properties Eatchel to formulate ef fective rules for the use of the coun ty's cars. The following rules were adopted and given to the heads of all county departments, to take effect today. "The care of all autos will be as signed to one person, ne to have gen eral supervision of all cars in the service of the county. "All gasoline and oil must be pur chased rrom sucn place or places I t,,, -rHin . w nlllns on drertiwra designated by the purchasing agent, pi, in mm tlon Tbe Journal Men Are Leaffcing To Knit for Army Aberdeen. Wash., Nov. 19. Men are learning to knit for the Red Cross and so far a good many scarfs and sweaters knitted by men have been turned Into the Aberdeen Red Cross chapter. Among the knitters is W. J. Patterson, manager of the Hayes Jfc Hayes bank and a mil lionaire. A suggestion of the Red Cross women that the men could help In knit ting instead of spending their spare time at cards and billiards met with prompt response. The Red Cross women say the work of the men so far is as good as that of the women. Softools May Borrow ; Sample Word Sets Fereit 8er?lce Prepared to Lend Ex. hlbltt for Short Periods; 4 Com. ' laerclat Woods ia the Collection. The forest service has prepared, for ' loan to schools, libraries and other" edu cational institutions, sets of 64 samples Of commercially Important woods of . the United States, together with maps showing the region in which each species grows, short statements of . their principal uses and physical char acteristics, charts and tables showing forest products by states, the rise and fall ot the lumber industry and the percentage of lumber supplied by dif ferent regions, and maps of the natural . forest regions of North America and the national forests. .The exhibit Is loaned for short pcrtods, under condition that the bor- . rowers - agree to pay transportation charges to ihe responsible for the ma terial while .charged to them, and to forward it promptly at the direction of the forest service. Application for the loan of this ex . htblt should be made directly to the , district . forester, Beck building. Port land, Or. Featuring Tomorrow A Sale of English Semi-Porcelain Ware Good English semi-porcelain ware old Holland style decoration in blue, as illustrated, with old mill and sail boat. A quaint and altogether pleas ing design. We've divided the en tire assortment into three price groups at 7c, 13c and 25c. "Qnan tities on some of the articles are limited. Wise people will come early. At 7c 4-inch fruit saucers 4- inch plates 5- inch opiates No Deliveries on Leas Than $1 Purchases. At 13c Tea cups and saucers 7- inch plates 8- inch plates Cream pitchers Pickle dishes At 25c 8-inch platters 10-inch platters Sugar bowls Sauce boats No Phone Orders Miscellaneous Specials WOMEN'S WOOL GLOVES AT 50c Sample line women's all wool and wool mixed gloves. In me dium and heavy knitted yarn. Warm and comfortable. AH col ors and black and white. To 75c values. , WOMEN'S UNION SUITS AT 89c Women's jersey ribbed heavy fleeced union Suits in high neck, long sleeves, ankle length styles. Worth $1.25. WOMEN'S VESTS & PANTS, EACH 49c Women's vests and pants in ribbed fleeced quality. All sizes. WOMEN'S COTTON HOSE, 3 PAIRS 50c Women's cotton hose in black, white and all colors. Seconds of to 25c qualities. WOMEN'S FINE , SWEATERS $2.98 Sample line women's sweaters. Some with large rolling collars, others V-neck style. Wool and wool mixed material. All sizes and colors. Values to $4.50. WOMEN'S SILK WAISTS $3.49 New Roman striped taffeta silk waists. Cape collars of plain material to match stripe or waists In all striped material. All sizes. Worth $4.50. WOMEN'S GOOD CORSETS 98c American Lady corsets in'me dium and low bust styles. All sizes to 36. Worth $1.50. WOMEN'S FLANNEL PETTICOATS 59c Heavy dark outing flannel pet ticoats. Two tuck flounces. Draw string top. Tape finished. BOYS' OVERCOATS $6.50 AND $7.50 New trench styles. Boys' overcoats of heavy wool mixed material in checks, broken plaids and heavy tweed effects. Side pockets. "Belts with buckles. In two lots at $6.50 and $7.50. BOYS' CORDUROY SUITS AT $4.95 .Boys' corduroy suits of a good heavy weight. Pinch-back coats, full cut pants. AH sizes 7 to 17 years. A fine garment for wear. A SALE OF FLAGS 75c U. S. Flags 3x5 feet size, on good grade of cotton bunting. Well made flags at only 75 c. QUILTED BATTS 89c AND $1.25 . Quilted batts ready for the cover. 72x9o-inch size. 2-Ib. batts 89c, 3-Ib. batts, $1.25. Less than present market cost. - See Other Evening Papers for Additional Savings rpHE STORE is overflowing with good things these days for Thanksgiving, for the holiday season, for everyday utility and beauty. A personal tour will be a de light and a profitable adventure to you as well. sSec Other Papers for Additional News From the Quality Sto s The- Quality" Storp" or poktlamd UUTTERICK PATTERNS for Decern ber are in, also. the Fashion Sheets for free distribution. Winter "Butterick Fash ions' here at 25c a copy and any 10c or lSc Butterick pattern included FREE. Pattern Shop, Second Floor. A Wonderful SUIT Event Tomorrow Knitting Yarn for Soldiers' Sweaters Skein 69c Olive drab knitting yarn for soldiers' sweaters. A special lot on sale tomorrow at 69c skein. Center Aisle. Main Floor. Tm Quality' Sto of Portland J Wall Paper 5c to 20c Odd lots of living-room, dining-room, bedroom and hall pa pers. While any remain, single roll 5c to 20c. Seventh Floor. Sixth Street. Women's and Misses' High-Grade Plain and Fancy Tailored Suits AT GREAT REDUCTIONS Empty Christmas Boxes FOR PACKING XMAS GIFTS All sizes and shapes are now on display and sale. Priced from 2c to 35c. On sale con venient to Accommodation Bu reau. Basement, Sixth Street. Our Christmas Phonograph Club Join now and secure a fine new instrument by making a very small payment down. We are agents for all standard makes. See them here side by side hear them demonstrated in our sound-proof parlors. Our record stock is 999e complete all the time. Phonograph Shop. Sixth Floor. F Ribbons Make Up Into Charming Gifts Our ribbon shop is making a special display of m6dels fash ioned from ribbon and the rib bons themselves are o:. sale. Handbags, party bags,' sewing bags, shopping bags, slippers, dressing caps hosts of dainty and useful articles can be easily contrived from ribbons. We show you how. The cost of such gifts is trifling compared with their individuality and accepta bility. See Morrison Street Window Display. Kibbon Shop. Main inoor. IRST of all as to the savings prices spak for themselves. But if this sale had nothing to offer except extra&rdinary savings alone we would not urge our patrons to buy. There are savings, indeed, of the most convincing kind and there is a great deal more. There are large new assortments of- the very finest kind of suits garments sound in quality and in style, finely tailored and finished, suits that any woman would be proud to wear. And suits that WILL wear and give the most satisfactory sort of service because made of excellent materials and made in an excellent way. Think of Buying Suits Like These at Big Savings Suits of gabardine, tricotine,' broadcloth, velours, velvet and other fashion-favored materials. Suits in the long straight-line effects and in flared models. Belted and Norfolk styles. Many with big, fine looking collars of fur Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat), Australian Opossum, Taupe Wolf, Natural Muskrat and other wanted furs. The leading shades of taupe, gray, plum, burgundy, brown, green, navy, reindeer and fancy stripes. And the very newest of the season's suits at such reductions as these: New Self-Reducing Nemo Corsets S3.50 These models are somewhat lighter in weight than most self reducing corsets, yet amply strong and, like a if other Nemo corsets, they promote good health by giving hygienic sup port with ease and comfort to the wearer. Made of white cou til. Sizes 22 to 36. Style 3 1 1 low bust. Style 312 medium bust. Corrfet Shop. Third Floor. $25.00 Suits $18.75 $42.50 Suits $28.45 $45.00 Suits $33.50 $47.50 Suits $35.65 $55.Q0 Suits $39.50 $65.00 Suits $45.00 $75.00 Suits $50.00 $98.50 Suits $65.00 $125.00 Suits$85.00 Apparel Shop. Fourth Floor. An Extra Pair of Glasses Is a wise precaution that should be tiken by every wearer of eye glasses. One can thus avoid the Inconvenience and delay occa sioned by loss or breakage in case one has only the protection afforded by a single pair of glasses. KRYPTOKS We make the genuine Kryp tok Ultex Bifocals a single glass with a double purpose. Kryptoks give two visions in one glass, near and far vision combined In one solid lens. Priced as low as 8 a pair in your frame. Mezzanine. Sixth Street. TOMORROW SECOND DA Y OF OUR GREAT PRE -HOLIDAY Sale Men's, Women's and Children's Handkerchiefs Thousands of crisp, new, snowy white handkerchief for every mem ber of the family at unheard-of sav ings some at LessThanPresent Wholesale 'Buy handkerchiefs now for personal use and for Christmas gifts. Supply your needs liberally for months for years ahead. Such stocks, such qualities, such assortments, such savings may not be offered to you again in years. BUY NOW AND HERE ! - , Main Floor. Fifth Street.. New Wirthmor Waists dfc'J Four Pretty Models on Sale Tomorrow atr The "old" quality at the "old" price that's the Wirthmor claim and it's true! Today as ever Wirthmor waists are the best values one dollar can buy. Fouf new models asMllustrated on sale tomorrow. -r-Walet Shop. Fourth . Floor. $1.25 and $1.50 Yard NetTopLaces98c Net top laces for stocks and jabots. 17-inch net tops with embroidered dots and finish of Venise lace. White and cream. Exceptional values tomorrow at 98c instead of $1.25 and $1.50 yard. $1.00 and 81.25 Laces 79c New metaline lace. Edges and flouncing.,, 12 to 17 "inches, white and ecru silk net em broidered in gold and silver thread. Burnt out metal bands and edges, gold and silver, 3 and 4-inch. Special at yard, 79c. Sale Novelty Metal Laces $4.50 to $7 Values, Yard, $3.98 Edges and flouncing,' 12 to 36-inch, on white, black and colored nets..- Elaborate designs embroid ered in gold and silver thread and combinations of colored embroidery for evening and afternoon wear. , - - - Lace Shop. Main Floor. 4 i 1